Bell Gardens, CA Demographics

A map of Bell Gardens's Population by Race

Bell Gardens, California had a population of 39,501 in 2020. It was 1.9% White, 0.6% Black, 0.5% Asian, 96.2% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 0.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Bell Gardens, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 1,611 places in California, Bell Gardens is the 220th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Bell Gardens's White Population

740 residents of Bell Gardens identify as White, or 1.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Bell Gardens considerably less than the White share of the population of California (34.7% White). Of the 1,611 places in California, Bell Gardens is ranked #1574 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Bell Gardens is more White than neighboring Cudahy (1.8% White), and Maywood (1.4% White). Bell Gardens is less White than neighboring Bell (4.4% White), Commerce (2.4% White), and Downey (12.6% White).

Bell Gardens's Black Population

220 residents of Bell Gardens identify as Black, or 0.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Bell Gardens roughly similar to the Black share of the population of California (5.4% Black). Of the 1,611 places in California, Bell Gardens is ranked #947 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Bell Gardens is more Black than neighboring Bell (0.4% Black), and Maywood (0.4% Black). Bell Gardens is less Black than neighboring Cudahy (0.7% Black), Commerce (0.7% Black), and Downey (3.4% Black).

Bell Gardens's Asian Population

200 residents of Bell Gardens identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Bell Gardens less than the Asian share of the population of California (15.1% Asian). Of the 1,611 places in California, Bell Gardens is ranked #1308 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Bell Gardens is more Asian than neighboring Maywood (0.3% Asian). Bell Gardens is less Asian than neighboring Cudahy (0.7% Asian), Bell (0.7% Asian), Commerce (1.3% Asian), and Downey (6.4% Asian).

Bell Gardens's Hispanic Population

37,994 residents of Bell Gardens identify as Hispanic, or 96.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Bell Gardens considerably larger than the Hispanic share of the population of California (39.4% Hispanic). Of the 1,611 places in California, Bell Gardens is ranked #21 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Bell Gardens is more Hispanic than neighboring Cudahy (95.9% Hispanic), Bell (93.5% Hispanic), Commerce (94.4% Hispanic), and Downey (75.1% Hispanic). Bell Gardens is less Hispanic than neighboring Maywood (97.1% Hispanic).

Bell Gardens's Native American/Other Population

223 residents of Bell Gardens identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Bell Gardens roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of California (1.3% Native American/Other). Of the 1,611 places in California, Bell Gardens is ranked #1334 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Bell Gardens is more Native American/Other than neighboring Bell (0.4% Native American/Other), and Maywood (0.4% Native American/Other). Bell Gardens is less Native American/Other than neighboring Commerce (0.7% Native American/Other), and Downey (1% Native American/Other).

Bell Gardens's Multiracial Population

124 residents of Bell Gardens identify as Multiracial, or 0.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Bell Gardens roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of California (4.1% Multiracial). Of the 1,611 places in California, Bell Gardens is ranked #1555 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Bell Gardens is less Multiracial than neighboring Cudahy (0.4% Multiracial), Bell (0.5% Multiracial), Commerce (0.5% Multiracial), Downey (1.5% Multiracial), and Maywood (0.4% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.